China’s Ridiculously Weak Legal Argument Against Complying with the South China Sea Arbitration Award

The forthcoming arbitral award in the dispute between the Philippines and China has become one of the most anticipated international judicial decisions in recent history, even dominating discussion at the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. To weaken the legitimacy of any negative arbitral award, China has launched an impressive diplomatic and global public relations campaign denigrating the...

06/06/2016

Washington and Beijing Draw Battle Lines over South China Sea

Last weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual conference hosted in Singapore by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, was utilised by the Obama administration and US military to threaten China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

07/06/2016

Europeans Push Back Against Beijing in the South China Sea

France has thrown its hat into the acrimonious South China Sea debate, calling for more European naval patrols in a contested waterway that is at the center of a growing dispute between China and the United States and its Asian allies.

07/06/2016

Weekly News 06/06 - 12/06

-(Globalresearch 07/06) Washington and Beijing Draw Battle Lines over South China Sea:Carter declared that if China responded to a ruling by the UN court by building military structures on Scarborough Reef it would “result in actions being taken both by the US, and actions being taken by others in the region.” -(Navytimes 07/06) Top Navy officer visits carrier in contested South China Sea: The...

07/06/2016

Weekly Bulletin 30/05 - 05/06

China hits at US 'provocations', says doesn't fear 'trouble; Vietnam Welcomes G7 Summit's Declaration on Maritime Security; Philippines' Duterte says he won't surrender rights in South China Sea; Thailand supports peaceful resolution to the maritime disputes; AU official calls for resolving South China Sea disputes via dialogue;

08/06/2016

Will U.S. Restrain 'Provocative' South China Sea Actions? Beijing Wants To Know

The Beijing-based Global Times would like to know if Washington is going to keep up its provocative actions in the South China Sea . The newspaper posed the question at the end of an editorial on Wednesday, offering its take on the eighth China-US Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Beijing that ended the previous day.

11/06/2016

Indonesia To Coordinate South China Sea Policy Ahead of Court Verdict

The Indonesian government is coordinating its official stance on the South China Sea this week ahead of an upcoming verdict on a case the Philippines has filed against China, local media reported Monday.

13/06/2016

Weekly Bulletin 06/06 - 12/06

China is about to operate the Lighthouses at 2 reefs in Spratlys; No bilateral talks with China before tribunal decision; Japan-Thailand Stressed the Importance of International Law; ASEAN, Chinese officials talked DOC implementationRussia’s unchanged position on the South China Sea dispute;

14/06/2016

A Guide To Stepping It Up In The South China Sea

The South China Sea has become one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the world as China continues to aggressively expand its influence and capabilities there.

14/06/2016

Weekly News 13/06 - 19/06

-(WSJ 15/06) Asean Members Walk Back Statement on South China Sea: Southeast Asia ministers had urged respect for international law, in implicit dig at China -(Philstar 15/06) China willing to pay the price of defiance on South China Sea sovereignty: Despite pressure from Washington and elsewhere, China appears determined to avoid granting any hint of legitimacy to a process that might challenge...

14/06/2016